Customer Reviews

Doggy Days: Dozens and Dozens of Indoor and Outdoor Activities for You and Your Best Friend-Tricks and Games, Arts and Crafts, Stories and Songs, and Much More!

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A pretty book, but NOT useful.

I was expecting a rich resource of inventive games to engage my very active non-fetching dog. Instead, this small book is in the genre of cutsie cat books: the doggie illustrations are adorable (hence the 2 star rating), but content is largely unserious. Nothing wrong with this genre...as long as you know what you're getting.

Here are some examples: Relax with Your Dog ("Curl up around your pooch, with your belly to her back") // Watch Out the Window ("Your dog spends hours staring out the front window watching the cats, cars, and walkers stroll by. Join her, and find hours of enjoyment") // Play "Smurf Dog" (paint your dog entirely blue) // Play "Salvador Doggy" ("dip his tail in some paint [or] tape or tie a paint brush to your dog's tail") // Vacuum Attack ("Turn the tables on your dog and chase him around the house with your vacuum") // Surfing ("Take Rufus out with you on your [surf] board and see how he takes to it.").

As long as you don't pay too much, this gives you some great ideas.....and some silly ones, that do NOT appeal to me, but might aPPEAL to others.It also has a few recipes for treats etc.
Some of the indoor exercises are simple ones we might not have thought of and lead you to think up more. As long as you pick a low price, it is DEFINITELY worth it!!! I liked it and am using some of the ideas myself with my Elmo.